Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1579

Description

The timed program (in.timed) in UnixWare 7 and OpenUnix 8.0.0 does not properly terminate certain strings with a null, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Affected products

SCO Group/Open Unix
cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_unix:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
SCO Group/Unixware
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2001-q4/0020.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory

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